~GE3866.kmznormal#sn_06px-Murex_Rimush_Louvre_AO21404highlight#sh_06px-Murex_Rimush_Louvre_AO21404normal#sn_05-600px-Relief_Ur-Nanshe_Louvre_AO2344highlight#sh_05-600px-Relief_Ur-Nanshe_Louvre_AO2344normal#sn_02-UR-ziggurat-w-ur-irak-312783-largehighlight#sh_02-UR-ziggurat-w-ur-irak-312783-largenormal#sn_ylw-pushpinhighlight#sh_ylw-pushpin1IraqAshur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geoecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC.